Vehicle-tire.



LE ROY R. HESS 8: A. S. BURDIGK.

VEHICLE TIRE. APPLICATION FILED 001 .5 1910.

Patented July 16, 1912.

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UNITED sra' rns PATENT OFFICE.

LE BOY B. HE SS, OF JOLIE'I, AND ADELBER'I. S. BURDIGK, F LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS T0 SAMUEL J. DREW, OF J OLIE'I', ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application filed October 5, 1910. Serial No. 585,500.

Be it known that we, Ln ROY R. Hnss and ADELBERT S. BURDICK, citizens of the United States, and residing, respectively, in

- Joliet, county of Will, and State of Illinois,

and in Lockport, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Vehicle-Tire, of whichthe f01-' lowing is a specification.

Our lnvention relates more particularly to pneumatic tires and the principal object is to provide a comparatively simple, inexpensive, and reliable tire structure wherein the liability ofbursting, blow-outs, punctu'res,.letc., shall be practically eliminated. More. specifically stated, our invention comprehends a tire .casing constituted, of a plurality fabric and other materials of novel strucoffsuperposed layers of textile ture' and arrangement. 1 Otherobpcts, as well as the nature, characterlstlc features, and scope of the invention will more .readily be understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, form- Figure 1, is a side view'of a tire casing constructed in accordance with our invention, partly cut away to more clearly illustrate the general arrangementand relation of the various components. Fig. 2, is a section on'line m-w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3,, is a deshow theoverlapping sections.

In the practice of the invention, we prepare, obviously on a suitable block or form,

v Ian inner Wall or foundation made up of several layers of heavy or friction fabric,

designated A, B, and C. The beads L, are th'en placed in position, Figs. 1 and 2, and

-the fabric layers A, B, and C, are covered 7 by strips D, of fabric or other material each cut-with a V shape end, and, as clearly overlapone another like fish scales or like the shingles of a roof. Between each ply there is an intervening layer of cementing composition such as rubber stock. We then apply the longitudinally. ranging elastic reinforcements E, which are preferably strips of gum rubber. The presence of these strips manifestly tends to increase the resiliency or elasticity of the casing. Subsequently the strips F, G, H, and J, of progressive widths of friction fabric, are laid as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. We then apply a breakerstrip K, of fabric, which acts as a reinforcement for the tread; The beads are protected and additionally secured by strips or layers of suitable material N, P, and R, and the whole is bound together by a friction body" M. Thereafter we prepare the last or finish rubber cover stock composed of two or any desired number of plies of rubber. The composite structure is then. cured or vulcanized in the well known manner.

It will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art to which the invention relates that modifications may be made in details without departing from the spirit and scope of the in vention; Hence the same is not limited other than required-by the state of the prior art.

Having described the nature and objects 0f the invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

A shoe for pneumatic tires comprising, an inner wall or base of friction material, and a built-up series of overlapping strips of fabric with V shape ends, united by strips of cementing material, suitable breaker and cushion reinforcements, complemental beads, and an outer layer of rubber stock, substantially as described.

In witness whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LE ROY R. HESS. ADELBERT S. BURDICK.

Witnesses SAMUEL J. DREW, WILLIAM D. HALL.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, I Washington, D. 0. i 

